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Genetic diversity of HPV-16 E6, E7, and L1 genes in women with cervical lesions in Liaoning Province, China.
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society - 1 Apr 2011
Sun Zhengrong, Ren Gaowei, Cui Xin, Zhou Weiqiang, Liu Chao, Ruan Qiang
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) play a cardinal role in the etiology of cervical cancer. The most prevalent type, HPV-16, shows intratypic sequence variants that are known to differ in oncogenic potential and geographic distribution. Intratype variations in oncogenic E6/E7 and capsid L1 proteins of HPV-16 are associated with risk of viral persistence and progression. METHODS: This study was...
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